Didn't do them much good, did it? It merely highlights that the value of a French 'non', whether given in regards to Bush's invasion or a rogue state's WMD efforts, is worth nothing. Better for France by far if they had known their place and acquiesced.
Man, stepping off the porch and taking a deep breath in the morning will give you cancer in this country. Unless you live out in the boondocks somewhere, in which case, the mudslide will be along shortly.
Perhaps the majority aren't protesting because they're actually in favor of laws that they consider to have protective value. One thing I never see is any protestors coming forward with better ideas. How easy it is to shout the word NO!, rather than coming up with a solution of your own.
Did your country turn in its collective balls to get UN membership? When did this international game of Simon Says surpass national sovreignty? Screw that.
Great, another beauracracy to divert my tax dollars towards. Then again, if you're going to divert them from going to trailer-trash welfare brood-mothers, I suppose I can agree to that.
Um...my children? So far as I know I don't have any...do I need to start calling old girlfriends!? Anyhow, I'm sure there were plenty of fatties and weak-willed people, though many of them probably escaped to Canada rather than attend Saigon University.
Neanderthal much? Families today need two incomes, especially if they've got kids! Besides, who's to say the wife isn't making more money? Maybe the fathers should step up?
You have to look deeper than that. Had he been armed in the first place, he wouldn't have been such an easy target. They surely wouldn't have dared come around a second time.
I think it's time Britain woke up. I make a habit of reading the Weekly Telegraph, just to see what's up on that side of the pond, and the crime situation over there seems as bad if not worse than our worst cities.
Ah, the English again. I hate to keep banging on the Brits, because I think they're a stand-up bunch, but they had an MP and his secretary attacked by a disgruntled citizen wielding a katana. The MP lived, but his secretary sadly did not. Just goes to show, if you're bent on murder, you'll figure out a way to do it, regardless of weapon control laws.
Why can't I get on jury selection for stuff like this so when they ask me a question I can tell them what morons they are???
That's easy. Even if you came up for jury selection, the moment you let that sentiment slip, you'll be dismissed by the plaintiff's lawyer. You're obviously biased against idiots.
I wholeheartedly disagree. It must be legal for law-abiding citizens to have access to defense. The criminal element, feeling no pangs about disregarding the law, will arm itself no matter what. The outcome of what you propose, the disarming of the populace, is evident in the case of Tony Martin.
Yup. What gets me is that the rest of us have to fight against losing valid entertainment, just because it might set these psychos off. Maybe they ought to include a disclaimer with GTA-style games. WARNING!--Do not play if you are violently stupid!
What you say about why he got the gun is true, at least so far as I can confirm from what I've read in the Weekly Telegraph. But the backstory is that his house had been robbed repeatedly, to the point of absurdity, and his complaints to local law enforcement had been completely fruitless. Really, what else could he have done? I'd like to say that in America, no jury would convict him, but I'm afraid that the incompetence of juries knows no bounds.
The NRA lobbies to keep guns legal for those that can legally have them today; and to enforce the laws that already exist, rather than succumb to the temptation to pass knee-jerk laws that diminish the freedom of all.
People have a legal right to keep and bear arms. The real issue is keeping guns out of the hands of those to whom the law denies them. It would be so much easier to enforce the existing laws, rather than try to legislate the guns away (which is a pipe dream at best.)
Isn't that more like the UK? I don't recall the names, but some homeowner kicked ass on some robbers and got thrown in the clink for his trouble. I believe he has since been released, but the robber that survived has brought some sort of civil suit against him, not to mention threats on his life from the dead robber's associates. Thanks, I much prefer the US where we have the right to vigorously defend ourselves.
That would be because in scenario A you're saying something nasty about someone nice, and the reverse in scenario B, and we have this thing called morality here. Piss enough people off and see what it gets you...
Perfectly normal espionage activity, isn't it? You want to know what people are thinking, so you can better guess how they'll react to scenario X. Any government that doesn't do so is seriously remiss, IMHO.
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That's good, from what I can tell from the pictures of mullahs that I've seen, they could stand to floss a bit more, or indeed at all...
Man, stepping off the porch and taking a deep breath in the morning will give you cancer in this country. Unless you live out in the boondocks somewhere, in which case, the mudslide will be along shortly.
then it isn't a secret.
Anyhow, I'm sure there were plenty of fatties and weak-willed people, though many of them probably escaped to Canada rather than attend Saigon University.
I think it's time Britain woke up. I make a habit of reading the Weekly Telegraph, just to see what's up on that side of the pond, and the crime situation over there seems as bad if not worse than our worst cities.
That's easy. Even if you came up for jury selection, the moment you let that sentiment slip, you'll be dismissed by the plaintiff's lawyer. You're obviously biased against idiots.
WARNING!--Do not play if you are violently stupid!
The NRA lobbies to keep guns legal for those that can legally have them today; and to enforce the laws that already exist, rather than succumb to the temptation to pass knee-jerk laws that diminish the freedom of all.
Perfectly normal espionage activity, isn't it? You want to know what people are thinking, so you can better guess how they'll react to scenario X. Any government that doesn't do so is seriously remiss, IMHO.
Sources...? I mean, come on, you can't just claim stuff like that without any kind of sources to back it up.
They ought to have a preview button or something. ^_^